#FreeHugney update

#FreeHugney update

#FreeHugney update As many regular readers of this blog will recall, The McShane Firm has been involved with litigating a case involving a man who so far has served over 35 years and 3 months as a result of a fire that was ruled an arson-murder. Modern fire science has determined that all of the […]

Is a Judge Frustrating Justice? A second update to the Burning Bed case: Has an Innocent Man Been Locked up for 35 Years for an Arson that Never Happened?

Is a Judge Frustrating Justice? A second update to the Burning Bed case: Has an Innocent Man Been Locked up for 35 Years for an Arson that Never Happened?

As a frequent reader will recall, we have blogged on an appointed Post Conviction Relief Act case involving James Hugney, Sr. The science clearly shows that he is innocent. You can read all of the details about the case here: The Burning Bed- Has an Innocent Man Been Locked up for 35 Years for an […]

The New Neo-Prohibitionist Hysteria:  Palcohol

The New Neo-Prohibitionist Hysteria: Palcohol

The New Neo-Prohibitionist Hysteria: Palcohol If you are involved in the science of ethanol or DUI or enforcement of either, it is hard to escape the sensational stories on a “new” product called Palcohol. You know it has reached new levels of hysteria when it reaches The Today Show chatter box show. Let’s look at […]

Attention Lawyers, Judges, and Forensic Scientists: NIST OSAC sign ups are here!

Attention Lawyers, Judges, and Forensic Scientists: NIST OSAC sign ups are here!

“This is a broad call across the entire forensic science community. The forensic science community includes practitioners, research scientists, measurement scientists, accreditation and certification specialists, statisticians, human factors specialists, prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges.” -Mark Stolorow, Director of NIST OSAC (April 14, 2014 phone conversation with Justin McShane)       In the past I […]

Don’t miss out on the NIST OSAC Boat

Don’t miss out on the NIST OSAC Boat

If you have followed this blog for a while, you know that forensic science as practiced today is not unlike the Wild Wild West. Here is a post on my thoughts and impressions on the NIST OSAC structure. Why you should be impressed with the NIST OSAC structure: The taming of the Wild Wild West […]

Closer to an 0.05 DUI standard–National Safety Council-Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment Division Report 2014

Closer to an 0.05 DUI standard–National Safety Council-Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment Division Report 2014

Closer to an 0.05 DUI standard–National Safety Council-Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment Division Report 2014 Here is an update here from the National Safety Council-Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment Division. As frequent readers of this blog know, the former National Safety Council (NSC) Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs (COAD) was upgraded by the National Safety Council […]